JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Appalachian State University men’s tennis was unable to overcome a strong ETSU squad as it dropped its fifth-straight match in a 6-1 loss on Wednesday at the Buddy Hartsell Courts.

The Mountaineers (4-8) picked up a win at No. 6 singles, but were defeated in straight sets in all other singles matches and two of the three doubles matches as the Buccaneers (7-8) picked up their fourth-straight win after moving to No. 57 in the ITA rankings on Tuesday.

Jan-Willem Kleynhans overcame a first-set loss at the No. 6 spot to squeak out a 5-7, 7-6, 11-9 win to score Appalachian’s lone point of the day. Oliver Casey had the Mountaineers’ best showing in a loss as he battled, but could not snag a victory in a 6-3, 6-4 loss at No. 2.

In doubles play, ETSU earned an 8-4 win at No. 2 and an 8-2 win at No. 3. Appalachian’s duo of Sebastien King/Zach Bost was tied 5-5 at No. 1, but the match went unfinished as the Buccaneers had already secured the doubles point.

The Mountaineers return to action on Friday when they head to Gardner-Webb before finishing the week at Georgia Southern on Sunday.